Anne: Oops... I guess I owe you, readers and characters, an explanation...
Ikuto: Yes, you do.
Anne: I've been in serious problems, and I couldn't write or have free time. It's a family thing...
Amu: Aw, poor girl.
Anne: Shut it ¬¬
Ikuto: Like, what happened to you? And no excuses, missy. ¬¬
Anne: Writer's block, family problems, illness, exams, finals, traveling, change of place, change of freaking computer which doesn't has word, my family kidnapping me everywhere and everyday...
Ikuto: Eeek, that's a lot of things.
Amu: So, you're not leaving the story?
Anne: I WOULD NEVER DO THAT!
Ikuto: Then, start.
Anne: OKAY! And I have a little surprise for the followers of my story at the end ^^ Is kind of a compensation...
Amu: o.o? surprise? *whisper* Should we be scared, Ikuto?
Ikuto: *whisper* No, not scared... But be prepared to run away.
Anne: ¬¬ what are you two talking about?
Ikuto & Amu: O_OU errr... Nothing, Anne-chan.
Anne: So, here's the disclaimer!
Ikuto & Amu: Anne-chan doesn't own "Shugo Chara!" "Shugo Chara! Encore!" or its characters!
~Ages~
Amu: 16 (9/24)
Ikuto: 21 (12/1)
Utau: 17 (11/9)
Yaya: 15 (5/25)
Rima: 16 (2/6)
Kuukai: 17 (8/17)
Nagihiko: 16 (7/4)
Kairi: 15 (6/12)
Tadase: 16 (3/29)
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Recap:
"Mama… Do you remember Ikuto?"
"Yeah, that polite guy that stayed in our house."
"Well… I was with him!"
With that, she ran upstairs to her room and threw herself into the bed.
Minutes passed until she fell asleep.
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Chapter Three: More surprises + unexpected plans.
*~Normal POV~*
Amu woke up to a very known sound: her Charas screaming at each other. Just like every freakin' morning... Amu thought. This time, they were arguing about something that fell on Miki's head.
"You threw a sardine to me!" She barked at Ran, who was hiding behind her pom-poms while Suu was in the middle and Dia was nowhere to be found.
"A sardine?" Amu asked, getting out of the bed, rubbing her eyes. Miki whined and went to her owner's lap.
"I was sleeping, and then 'BAM!' I was hit with this thing," Miki took out of her bag a sardine... Well, a mini-sardine. "Ran was laughing at me! And even Suu!" Tears started to ran down her cheeks. Poor Miki... The pinkette sighed.
"Okay girls, who was it?"
"WHAT? Amu-chan, you really doubt us?" Ran asked with her eyes wide open. "We didn't throw anything to Miki! I just saw that thing flying through the window!" She pointed to the mini-sardine in Amu's hands. The girl rolled her eyes and Ran's got teary. "The face she had when it hit her was funny, that's why we're laughed... I'm sorry."
"Sardines don't fly, Ran."
"I know, but that's what I saw!"
"I saw it too, ~desu!" Both Charas looked like they were about to cry. Aw, why me?
"Okay, okay. I believe you," she sighed. "Speaking about flying things, where's Dia?" She asked, putting Miki in her egg. All the girls shook their heads and Amu sighed again, turning around to get into her bed again.
"Great, just great."
"Ah, Amu-chan! Your phone!" Ran said, while Utau Hoshina's last song started to play. Amu quickly flew towards her desk and began to throw books everywhere, looking for her phone. (A/N: Pick a scene with Nikaidou-sensei, and you'll get the picture xDDD)
"Anou, Amu-chan... The phone is in your white jeans, ~desu." Suu sweat dropped.
"Oops... AHA! Found it!" She exclaimed victoriously. "Moshi moshi?"
"Hey, Amu-koi, did you sleep well?"
...
WTF?
"She went into statue mode ~desu!"
"Snap out of it, Amu-chan! You can do it!" With that, Ran threw one of her pom-poms to Amu's face, making her blink twice and come back to reality.
"I-Ikuto!" She heard a chuckle.
"You seem surprised. Did I wake you up?"
"N-no... I'm just... Well, it's weird to have you calling me like this in a Saturday morning..."
"Amu-chan's blushing!" Ran giggled, throwing her pom-poms in the air.
"So cute, ~desu!" Suu twirled around.
"Shut up!" She whispered to them while Ikuto chuckled again.
"You should get dressed, I'm going to pick you up right now." Amu's eyes widened. She was still in her pajamas... But it's only 9:23 a.m.! What's in his mind...?
"What are you planning, Ikuto?" There was a moment of silence.
"Didn't I tell you yesterday? I'm not going to give up on you, so be prepared... Because I'll make you fall in love with me no matter what." His last line left her speechless... Even Miki was shocked, and she was still angry about the sardine. Amu was able to recompose herself after a while.
"What... what do you mean?"
"I mean, I'm not going to give up on you. Never."
...
"Well Amu, see you in 30 minutes. I already told your parents that you're spending the whole day with me."
That was enough to send our heroine back to Earth.
"YOU WHAT-?"
"And you'll probably spend the night in my house, so prepare a bag or something."
"... You're kidding." I'll kill him FOR SURE! How the heck did he to convince my parents to spend a WHOLE day out? Especially papa! "I'm not going to spend the day with you! Much less the night, perv!" She blushed, remembering the last time they slept together, with him hugging her and she petting him like a cat. Inluding the confession...
"Oh, don't worry about that, Ikuto-san. She will go. I already made her bag." Well, is it necesary to say that Amu froze in place? Guess who was in the other side of the phone.
WHAT IN THE-? "M-MAMA! You were listening this WHOLE time!" Oh my God, she listened to the whole thing! Please world, explode now! Or even better, return to the past so I won't ever get the phone! Wait a minute... How could she listen to this call? This isn't the house's phone! It's MY CELLPHONE!
"Of course. I already told Ikuto-san you could stay in his house..." WHY ME? "Oh, and I just remembered something. Papa just called me a while ago and-"
"Mama, why can't you just tell me AFTER the call?" Amu asked, still blushing. Please God, if you love me, don't make things go worse...
"This involves Ikuto-san too, so listen to me: Papa found some great tickets to go to a trip together."
"A... trip?" At that moment, she could swear she heard Ikuto sighing... Was it possible that he didn't want her to leave?
"We're going to spend two weeks in the Canary Islands, and one in Italy! The tickets were so cheap, and they were the last ones."
"How come this involves Ik- wait a minute, don't tell me you're going to invite him!"
"No no no. The thing is... That we only got three tickets, Amu-chan." Amu blinked twice.
"T-three?" What does that mean?
"So, this involves Ikuto-san like this: you'll have to stay in his house until we get back."
...
WHAAAAAAAAAT?
She could see Ikuto's smirk through the phone.
"I hope you can let her stay, Ikuto-san. I just called her friends, but no one was able to stay with her."
"B-but what about Utau?" She only wanted to avoid the fact of staying with Ikuto for three weeks! Not that she didn't liked it, but... Knowing him... Wait- did I just think I'd LIKE to stay in his house for three weeks? I've gone insane...
"Utau told me that she's going to spend more time with her family, and she's going in a tour. I can't let you stay alone with her mother, she needs to rest." Didn't Utau get her own house? What's going on here?
"And Rima? What about Yaya?"
"Yaya has to take care of Tsubasa, and Rima's mother didn't allow anyone to stay in her house." Stupid mother's overprotection!
"But what abou-?"
"So, Ikuto-san, can Amu stay in your house?" Midori asked, without hearing Amu's protests and whines.
"Sure, no problem. I just got back from traveling, and I'm not feeling like going to anywhere, so I won't leave her alone."
"Oh, thank you very much! We're leaving tomorrow, but we couldn't tell Amu earlier because we didn't know if she had a place to stay! I really wanted to see the Canary Islands!"
... I hate you, God.
"Well, I have to start packing! Bye, Ikuto-san!"
"Bye, Ms. Hinamori. See you later, Amu." He said politely. She nearly fainted right there and right now. This-can't-be-happening!
Click.
"Ikuto... You know I'm going to kill you, right?" He chuckled.
"Yeah... But I still love you too much to let escape this chance of being alone with you." Amu blushed and her eyes widened. She wasn't expecting that and her heart raced faster.
"D-d-don't s-say things like t-that!" She stuttered.
"Ja ne, Amu-koi."
"D-DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
Click.
"Geez..." The pinkette sighed, placing her phone on her desk while her Charas floated beside her.
"Amu-chan, you're red as an apple!" Ran teased as Miki went out of her egg with a smirk in her face. Suu was smiling sweetly, just like always.
"That was so cute, ~desu!"
"S-SHUT UP! I have to get dressed!" She yelled, trying to hide her blush (wich was, of course, FAILED).
20 minutes later...
"Perfect." Amu whispered as she brushed her hair. She was wearing black sock that reached up her knees, a white plain skirt and a pink sweater with black patterns and straps in her shoulders. Her hair had two black x-clips and she was wearing a black necklace with a platinum cross.
"Amu-chan, you're so cute ~desu!"
"Thanks to Miki," she smiled. "She helped me to pick the clothes." She turned her head and saw Miki pouting, looking out of the window. Amu looked at her for a while and sat by her side. "What's wrong, little fellow? Are you still mad about the sardine?" Miki's pout grew bigger and Amu was sure that she was about to cry. "Miki, if you come with me, I'll buy you a new art sketch, okay? Just don't cry." Oh my, Nagihiko was right... I'm just like a mother! Ack!
"We're sorry we laughed Miki, but your face was so funny..." Ran said as she patted Miki's head.
"I just want to know... Who threw the sardine?" Amu asked. Ran hid behind her pom-poms again and Suu flew to Miki's side, giving her a glass of milk. The blue Chara smiled and drank it.
"Amu-chan, ~desu, I saw the sardine getting into her egg, and it was coming from the window ~desu!"
"I saw it flying across the room from the window!"
"Geez! Okay, okay! So we have an intruder here..." She tilted her head to the side, trying to think who could threw a sardine at Miki... "Couldn't be Kusukusu playing a prank?"
"Kusukusu's not like that ~desu." Suu said, filling the glass with more milk.
"I'd say it could be Yoru, but... He's not here anymore..." Ran said. Miki sighed and drank the whole vase.
"This is so good Suu... And yeah, this seems like a thing Yoru would do, he was always playing pranks on us." Amu smiled at her. Miki was always the cool one, but could it be that she was just like Amu? That she had an outer façade? A Chara with an outer character... Whoa, I should ask Tsukasa about this.
"You three should go to the Royal Garden and play a bit, I don't want sad faces in my room." That made them smile a little, and Amu smiled too when she saw them floating away, talking about Kiseki's 'World Domination' plans. Charas this days...
"Amu-chan!" Midori called. "Ikuto-san is here!" Eeeek! Should I go down? Or stay in my room and hide in the closet? Do something! She thought, practically freaking out.
"C-coming!"
When Amu went downstairs, she sweat dropped: her father was fainted on the sofa (probably the shock of meeting Ikuto) and her sister was running around him, calling him 'neko-niichan'. Midori was just smiling with one big, pink suitcase with black and white patterns. She seemed happy to see him, despiting the circumstances they've met before.
"M-mom? What's with that?" She asked with her eyes wide open, pointing to the suitcase.
*~Amu's P.O.V.~*
My jaw dropped when I saw mama with my suitcase... For a moment, I thought she was just kidding in the phone, but now... Oh my God, I REALLY have to stay with Ikuto three freakin' weeks!
"M-mom? What's with that?" Please don't say what I'm thinking you're going to say...
"You have to take this to Ikuto-san's house, you're staying there, remember?"
I won't be able to sleep... I hate the world.
"Don't worry, Ms. Hinamori, I'll carry it for you." I watched as he slowly took the suitcase from my mom's hands... Wait, I swear I just saw hearts in her eyes! Oh my-
"What a gentleman! Do you want something to drink?" She offered. Ikuto shook his head... like a cat would do.
"No, thanks. Oh, Amu... I almost forgot: I brought something for you from my trip." My eyes widened. Was he serious? I blushed when he took out a little black box, placing it in my hands.
"T-Thanks..." I blushed, and turned away. My mom was drooling... litterally. Oh my God.
"Well, have fun you two! Amu-chan, I'll call you tomorrow morning, when we're leaving the house, 'kay?"
"Ye-wait! Tomorrow? Where am I going to sle-!" Oh no... "Mom... Can I sleep here tonight?" I saw my mother's eyebrows go down a bit.
"Sorry, sweetie. But we have to get to the hotel tonight so we can get the plane tomorrow. So you can't get here in three weeks." Sigh... Wait, did I just think 'sigh'?
"But I'm already sixteen! I can take care of my own!" Mama looked at me suspiciously.
"Well, I received a call telling me that you'd be better with him than alone..."
I shot a DEATHLY GLARE at Ikuto, who looked at me with a confused expression. Yeah, right, like I believe you didn't set this up... Jerk. You're soooo screwed.
"Mom," I tried to put my sweetiest tone, so she wouldn't suspect I was going to kill that person. "Who was the person that told you that it would be better for me if I stayed in Ikuto's house?"
"I don't know, but I guess it was a young girl, because of the voice. I think her name started like 'Ine'..."
So it was a girl...
*~At that moment, somewhere far away...~*
*~Normal P.O.V.~*
Beeep, beeep, beeeep...
Click.
"Moshi moshi? Inezu here!" A blue-haired girl picked up her phone.
"Inezu! How are things going?" Oh, it's her! I was about to call... Never mind.
"Perfect! I called her home half an hour ago, Ani bought all the tickets except three and Anne sent the e-mail of the tickets offer to Amu's father! Everything's going perfectly fine!" We're the perfect team, after all.
"Just as planned! And what about the other three?"
"Oh, Tete-chin is searching for the tickets to Japan, and the other two called me, they'll meet us there."
"Ok. You know the plan, do you?"
"Yeah... But didn't you hate-"
"Nope, I know you all, you're perfect in this kind of things."
"Te-hee! Don't worry, we'll do our best!"
"These three weeks they're going to be alone, you know?"
"Yep, perfect. I have a lot of things and plans I always wanted to try on couples!"
"Ok, see ya soon, Inezu."
"Bye!"
Click.
...
I guess we owe her a favor after all... I wonder...
Beeep, beeep, beeep...
Huh? The phone again?
"Inezu here!"
"Ah, Inezu, I've got the tickets!" A woman's voice said through the phone. Inezu widened her eyes.
"Tete-chin!"
"We're going there in two days, so prepare your suitcase and text the others!"
"OKAY! I always wanted to go to Japan!"
"SHUT IT AND START TO WORK AKREADY! PREPARE EVERYTHING!"
"... Yes sir!"
"Geez!"
Click.
To be continued...
Anne: So, how was it?
Ikuto: Bad, and weird.
Anne: -.-U in the next chapter comes the date, and a little thing that will surprise all of you.
Amu: Didn't you have a compensation?
Anne: Oh yeah ^^ Well, I guess if you read the lines above, you'll know some extra-characters...
Ikuto: Anne, Ani, Inezu and Tete-chin... And other two.
Amu: Who are they?
Anne: Two lucky followers of my story ^^
Amu & Ikuto: O_O
Anne: ¬¬ yeah... I'm doing a contest, a very easy one and I'll choose TWO contestants who will appear in the story as a part of the 'Love-Make' group.
Amu: 'Love-Make' group?
Anne: Yep... Well, this isn't the group's name, get an idea -.-U
Ikuto: And the contest is about...?
Anne: If you wish to participate, all you have to do is send me a review (EDIT!: PM is down, so I edited this xD) telling an idea about how'll you put Amu and Ikuto together, like: locking them both in a closet or something like that... Along with a description of your Character... With age, name, if you have a Chara or not and those type of things ^^
Ikuto: So... You'll choose the winners...
Anne: And they'll appear in Chapter 4, 5, 6 and the rest of the story! ^^
Amu: And the ideas?
Anne: Only one per person. I'll choose only two persons, so unleash your imagination, just like fanfiction!
Amu: O_O scary...
Anne: And I will use the ideas of the winners, of course. And crediting them ^^
Ikuto: How much time they have to send that?
Anne: Hum... Well, when I choose the second one ^^
Amu: So... it's no time limit?
Anne: I will check everyday until I find the most amusing-yet perfect situations ^^ and then, I'll start writing the chapter.
Amu, Ikuto & Amu: R&R! ^^
Amu: -.- and be careful